The Epidemiology of Palmoplantar Pustulosis: An Analysis of Multiple Health Insurance Claims and Electronic Health Records Databases
Ramcharran D, Strober B, Gordon K, DeKlotz C, Fakharzadeh S, Yang Y, Swerdel J, Hardin J, Dronavalli S, Paller A. The Epidemiology of Palmoplantar Pustulosis: An Analysis of Multiple Health Insurance Claims and Electronic Health Records Databases. Advances In Therapy 2023, 40: 5090-5101. PMID: 37737889, PMCID: PMC10567878, DOI: 10.1007/s12325-023-02669-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health record databaseHealth record databasePPP patientsRecord databaseHigher baseline useChronic inflammatory conditionsPost-diagnosis treatmentHealth insurance claimsConclusionsThe burdenPotential miscodingPalmoplantar pustulosisSterile pustulesBaseline characteristicsMetabolic syndromeBaseline useInflammatory conditionsIncidence ratePopulation-based approachPrevalence estimatesPPP prevalenceEpidemiologyAdditional studiesPustulosisDisease treatmentPatients